grease questions

[baldhead_88]

I'm getting ready to replace my wheel and knuckle bearings, and was thinking a marine bearing grease might work better for wet trail conditions. Any thoughts on this?

Also have poly bushings going on my susp. should I use a syntetic grease to avoid degrading the poly? Thanks, Roger

 

[Joe Egolf]

Greases

Both Ideas sound good to me

 

[UpsideDown]

Use only a Moly fortified grease in your knuckles. It makes sense, as result, to use the same high quality grease in your wheel bearings as well...

In Canada Moly Slip is the best Moly grease around. I think it has a slightly different name south of the 49th.

 

[jacksfj62]

I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease when I rebuilt my knuckles and in the wheel bearings as well

 

[Spike Strip]

Moly for the knuckles. Mobil 1 for the wheel bearings... Any good grease for susp, though it calls for Moly.

There's a school of thought that says moly in the wheel bearings makes them "too slippery" and they "slide" instead of roll, causing flat spots on the bearing rollers. Is this true? I have no idea 'cuz I've always used mfg's recommended lubricants.

 

[Dynosoar]

I have always done Molly on everything and have not had an issue with it.

Dynosoar

 

[baldhead_88]

thanks I wasn't sure. And seeing as how wet season can bring the trails from dry to three feet of water in a month, I thought it importasnt to find out.

 

[hank14]

What brand of Moly grease is everyone using? I've been to 3 parts stores- even Wal-Mart for all the supplies to tackle this job. The only moly fortified grease I've found is Valvoline NLGI #2 Moly fortified for Ford-Lincoln-Mercury. It gives me the heebie-jeebies to put something that says Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in the innards of my cruiser.

Does Toyota carry it?

 

[Front Range 4x4]

Just put the Ford-Lincoln-Mercury in a different container and use it.

 

[Spike Strip]

Use that stuff or the Sta-lube Moly. Either one is fine.

I used the durablend, semi-syn moly from Valvoline.

Synthetic Blend Grease

Autozone has it in 1 gal tubs. You'll need four of 'em.

 

[ntsqd]

I use Redline CV joint grease in Birfields/CV joints, steering bearings, wheel bearings and am considering using it in U-joints. A CV joint, as used on a front driver, is the worst case scenario for a grease. Lots of load, lots of heat, lots of relative speed between parts. A grease the lives there will work anywhere. Among other things, these greases tend to have a high moly content.
I was put onto using CV Joint grease in wheel bearings by a guy who does Cup car fab & prep. He said prior to Krytox grease that CV Joint grease was the only grease that would live through a 500 mile race in the RF outer wheel bearing. By the rules those are a tiny bearing and getting one to live a full 500 race is a trick.

My experiment in using marine wheel bearing grease produced dismal results and very short bearing life. I've never known if it was because of it being Sta-Lube grease (as a brand it's not high quality stuff) or if the grease was simply not up to the task.

The only grease that won't have some chemical effect on urethane is silicone grease. Energy Suspension sells it. MAF says their bushings aren't effected by petroleum based greases, so we'll see.